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单词 gerrymander
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gerrymander
verb [ I or T ] disapproving uk/ˈdʒer.iˌmæn.dər/ us/ˈdʒer.iˌmæn.dɚ/
为使某党或某人获胜而不公正地划分选区以增加支持方投票者
to change the borders of an area in order to increase the number of people within that area who will vote for a particular party or person
The Prime Minister tried to gerrymander the recent elections in two ways. 在最近的几次选举中,总理试图以两种方式不公正地划分选区,以达到获胜的目的。
The districts are so badly gerrymandered that a challenger can't win. 这些地区的选区划分很不公平,挑战者因此无法获胜。
See: gerrymandering
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  • The government dropped plans to gerrymander rural constituencies.
  • Lawmakers remain free to gerrymander to preserve their power.
  • The US Supreme Court has ruled that districts cannot be gerrymandered to benefit any racial group.
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